What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As previously reported, Leeds City Council have cancelled their official bonfires this year due to budget cuts. However, local councillor Ed Carlisle (Green, Hunslet and Riverside) is inviting local people and groups to consider holding their own events to fill the gap – and is offering support if needed. Cllr
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week in the soft play of Little Angels Playzone at The Sugar Refinery (round the corner from the Tommy
Leeds City Council is advising motorists to plan ahead when travelling into the city centre this weekend (8-9 October 2022) allowing extra time for journeys or using alternative methods of transport to avoid becoming caught in congestion. The city is hosting a number of events this weekend, alongside the ongoing
A new collaboration which aims to reduce the city’s carbon footprint through food has been announced by Leeds City Council, the University of Leeds and FoodWise Leeds. Around 10% of the UK’s carbon emissions can be linked to the food we eat or waste, with every part of the journey
I was about 10 years old when I first discovered Martial Arts. My best mate at the time invited me around to his house to watch a film about an American teenager who was completely obsessed with Bruce Lee and the art of Jeet Kune Do. His father was in
South Leeds Life has run a service where you can receive a daily email with the latest headlines from our website for many years. It’s a great way to make sure you don’t miss an article that you’re interested in. The email contains the headlines and a link so that
With the cost of living crisis driving more households into the grasp of illegal money lenders, Jodie, the Branch Coordinator at Leeds Credit Union, takes a look at why Stop Loan Sharks Week couldn’t have come at a better time. Stop Loan Sharks Week, which ran from 26 September to
Cockburn Multi-academy Trust is made up of three secondary schools, one primary school and one infant school in our community. At present there are Cockburn School, Cockburn John Charles Academy, Middleton Primary School, Cockburn Haigh Road Academy and the new free school Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy which opened in September
I would firstly like to take a moment to mention the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. The death of Her Majesty was a significant and sombre moment in British Policing considering the length of her reign. When I joined the Police I took an oath to uphold the
We were mid-way through our starters when we heard the news. I’d cooked a birthday meal for a friend, we were happily catching up and chatting about our day. We’d briefly covered the Queen being ill and both agreed that ‘she’d be fine’. Yes, the family had gone to see